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Ptarmigan Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Issued: 10 pm Wed 17 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
90
NW
65
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
65
W
75
W
50
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
 cm 
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-8
-10
-8
-7
-2
-2
-5
-6
-6
-10
-4
-3
-8
-2
-2
-7
-3
-2
-6
min°C
-15
-15
-11
-12
-6
-4
-7
-8
-8
-11
-10
-7
-8
-8
-6
-8
-8
-5
-8
chill°C 
-31
-30
-23
-24
-17
-14
-18
-20
-19
-22
-20
-16
-16
-16
-15
-17
-17
-13
-17
Freezing level (m
1750
2350
2050
2300
3900
3550
3050
3200
2650
2200
3550
2950
2650
3850
3250
2850
3750
3300
2900
Cloud base (m)
3800
3450
3800
3550
3550
3450
3450
3550
3450
9200
6650
8650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
4:44
4:44
4:44
4:45
4:45
4:45

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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
light snow
Light snow.
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
5 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
48 minutes ago
-6° C
-
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 294).
27
35 km S
2398m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
36 km E
2839m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
21
37 km S
2385m alt.
52 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 338).
27
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
16 km
Low: broken
38 km SE
2811m alt.
37 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 17 degs) was rejected.
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 290 degs)
(30 kph at 270).
16 km
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
50 minutes ago
-6° C
-
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 28).
37
51 km NNE
2773m alt.
37 minutes ago
-6° C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
35

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.